On today's Alley Oop - 6 April 2021

It looks like we are finally at the end of yet another story which really didn't make any sense at all. Today's strip reminds us that the Terrific Trio was invited to help find a key to a safe where Lady Worthington keeps her vast wealth. I guess that's because that's what all wealthy people do, keep a big chunk of their wealth in their safe. You know, because, well, just because. No explanation of why her safe is opened with a key; heck, we have a small safe and it is a combination safe as I would expect about 99.9% of safes in the world are. And, of course. we never find out why the very smart people invited to her house even showed up because none received an explanation of why they were invited. Of course, the guests weren't really all that smart, inventing some of the most useless gadgets ever. They were never there other than to sit of the usual litany of unfunny jokes. What is the point of making this obnoxious tub of lard a "lady"? Did it make her sound richer by giving her a title? But if you are going to go that route, why not just give her the formal title of countess or baroness, which is what a Lady is?

It's been a while since I've really commented on Lemon's art. While I have become accustomed to the general goofiness of his art (at least Doc no longer looks like Mr. Natural) and lack of well-drawn detail, his use of color still bugs me. Why does he have to continue to use the most drab background colors possible? The blah beige used throughout this story is only a marginal step above the industrial grays and blues that he loves so much. And by marginal, I mean only incrementally marginal. Clearly one of the most boring graphic artists of our time.

Today's awful episode: https://www.gocomics.com/alley-oop/2021/04/06